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How to eat seafood sustainably
One way to eat seafood sustainably is simply to eat less seafood. Another way is to eat seafood in its appropriate season.
August 23, 2011
Capybara, California’s newest celebrity and lifeform of the week
It was Capybara-rama on the Internet last week. What are these strange animals and how on earth did one end up in a California wastewater plant?
August 23, 2011
The tides are a changing
Scientists have discovered that ocean tides along the eastern coast of North America were substantially different 10,000 years ago.
August 23, 2011
A more holistic farming approach with water
Because food production requires 70 to 90% of available water resources in some areas, a new approach to holistic farming may be needed.
August 23, 2011
Tornado strikes Goderich, Ontario
On Sunday, August 21, 2011, a strong EF2 or weak EF3 tornado with winds around 130-150 miles per hour, struck parts of Goderich, Ontario killing one person and injuring at least 37 people.
August 23, 2011
Dangerous Hurricane Irene forms
Irene, the 1st hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, formed on August 20. Meteorologists expect it to impact the Southeast U.S. later this week.
August 22, 2011
World Water Week begins today in Stockholm
World Water Week in Stockholm - an annual meeting to discuss our planet’s crucial water-related issues - focuses in 2011 on water issues related to urbanization.
August 22, 2011
Addiction now defined as chronic disease of brain
The American Society of Addiction Medicine no longer defines addiction as a behavioral problem, but instead as a problem with brain circuitry.
August 21, 2011
Is the fate of fungi being overlooked?
In global plans to protect plants and animals, fungi are being overlooked. An Egyptian educator and an Egyptian mycologist explain the dilemma.
August 21, 2011
Antarctica has its first complete ice flow map
The animation illustrates ice flowing thousands of miles from the heart of the continent seaward on Antarctica to its coastlines. The map shows more detail.
August 21, 2011
